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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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